Everything about the Dali museum is surealism magnified. Wild stuff, but interesting. ” This, however, was not what I would expect to be a work of Dali. He had very traditional painting skills that you never see elsewhere. … Continued

Lobby of the Palau de la Musica Catalana ” Marie and I decided to book a tour with a separate group to see the interior of the Orfeo Catala, based on photos I had seen in a book about Barcelona. … Continued

Barcelona–Orfeo Catala or Palau de la Musica Catalana. Marie and I visited this alone separate from the tour group. The choral theater was not on our tour agenda and after seeing pictures of it related to the “modernista” architecture of … Continued

La Boqueria is THE market to visit in Barcelona off Las Ramblas. A little of everything here, and all of it is colorful (yeah, expensive, too, but fun!) Smoothies and fruit concoctions are popular. Locals must find the influx of … Continued

Barcelona…Park Guell was our first stop with its view over the city. (Sorry for the absence of accent marks and umlauts here, but I couldn’t find accent keys in the blog editing.) This park was designed in the late 1800’s … Continued

We assembled in the Plaza in Pamplona for a very short tour. Bonnie and Karla are in the background and Elena is explaining Pamplona’s Festival of San Fermin, which is famed for it’s dangerous running of the bulls in the … Continued

This is Maria Christina Bridge San Sebastian, a popular resort city right on the Cantabrian Sea and only 20 km. from the French border. In the far north of Basque country, Donostia is the Basque name for this city and … Continued

Town Hall in Bilbao. Bilbao is a much more modern city compared to the others we toured. Commerce related to shipping, especially with British companies, bolstered their economy in the 19th century. A run to help fund breast cancer research … Continued